By the end of the Medieval period, the church was largest landowner in the Europe owning one-third of the land. Land was given to the church by Nobles as indulgences(to buy their way into heaven). If you were a peasant, you and your descendants would always be peasants. If you were a king, you and your descendants would always be kings. This meant that each person was born into their divinely determined position in society. study of the social foundations of Spain in the Middle Ages. The church taught that God appointed the pope and kings (divine right of kings). dominio feudal, Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Abilio Barbero de Aguilera, Marcelo Vigil. Most important the church with its structure helped to legitimize the feudal system structure. They were called upon to help the secular leaders as advisors on political, financial, judicial, and military issues in addition to spiritual matters. The church leaders were the most educated individuals in society. Do you see something missing in the diagram to the left? Where are the believers, the average Christians? In many ways, they were considered so unimportant that they did not need to be on the chart. The church was organized in much the same way the feudal system was with the pope on top, then bishops and abbots, then priests and superiors of convents and monasteries, then friars, monks, and nuns. With this protection, the church grew in numbers and influence and became the most powerful institution in the Europe. But how did the church relate to this system.Ĭhristianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire in 391AD. To review: Feudalism was a system created to provide land, resources(food), and service(military) to those who needed it. This week we want to look at the role of the church in feudalism. In the last post, the system of feudalism was explained.
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